SDGs need to avoid environment-development trade-offshttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/sdgs-need-to-avoid-environment-development-trade-offs
According to a new, the Sustainable Development Goals will sustain only if they are underpinned by a secure foundation of natural capital.No publisherAshok KumarSDGsSustainable DevelopmentUNEPSouth AsiaEnvironmentNatural resources2015-07-25T11:30:00ZArticleThe Millennium Development Goals Report-2015http://southasia.oneworld.net/resources/the-millennium-development-goals-report-2015
The MDG report confirms that goal-setting can lift millions of people out of poverty, empower women and girls, improve health and well-being, and provide vast new opportunities for better lives.No publisherAshok Kumar2015-07-16T08:11:43ZArticleYoga can boost public health, says United Nationshttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/yoga-can-boost-public-health-says-un
Celebrating first International Day on June 21, UN says Yoga can boost public health and promote peaceful relations.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaHealthIndia2015-06-23T07:45:00ZArticleIndianised solutions key to fight climate change: Minsterhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news-you-can-use/press-release/indianised-solutions-key-to-fight-climate-change-minster
Experts representing different part of the world urge for localised solutions to fight the global challenge of climate change.No publisherAshok KumarIndiaFranceSouth AsiaClimate Change policyGlobal warmingEnvironment2015-06-18T15:45:00ZArticleFor a better future, over four lakh Indians write to PMhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/for-a-better-future-over-four-lakh-indians-write-to-pm
Lakhs of Indians write to the Prime Minister for a better future as part of the Action-2015 May mobilisation campaign.No publisherAshok KumarGirl educationClimate ChangeGirl childSouth AsiaCivil societyHunger and PovertySustainable Development2015-06-08T14:27:15ZArticleBold action needed to meet biodiversity targets: studyhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/bold-action-needed-to-meet-biodiversity-targets-study
The study tracks progress and draws attention to implications on broader sustainable development this century.No publisherAshok Kumar2014-10-08T14:45:38ZArticleIndian girls should learn martial arts for self defence: Dalai Lamahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/peoplespeak/indian-girls-should-learn-martial-arts-for-self-defence-dalai-lama
Training of young girls in martial arts seems a practical solution for reducing their vulnerability against sexual crimes, says the Dalai Lama.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaGender InequalityIndian GirlsGender EmpowermentIndian womenDalai Lama2014-10-01T12:50:00ZArticleIndia for enhanced economic engagement with Sri Lankahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/india-for-enhanced-economic-engagement-with-sri-lanka
Both countries need to work together to explore new avenues of cooperation, said, Y.K. Sinha, Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaSri LankaIndia2014-08-05T05:58:32ZArticle‘Indigenous people’ must feature in SDGs: experthttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/2018indigenous-people2019-must-feature-in-sdgs-expert
The post-2015 development agenda seeks to address any unfinished business of the MDGs and new challenges and complexities facing the world.No publisherAshok KumarDevelopmentSouth Asia2014-07-25T07:16:56ZArticleIndia assures Nepal of extending Line of Credithttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/india-assures-nepal-of-extending-line-of-credit
The Nepalese side has stated that they look forward to India for assistance in bigger developmental projects.No publisherAshok KumarDevelopment AidNepalDevelopmentIndia2014-07-08T07:34:53ZArticleFrance extends €1b for sustainable development in Indiahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/france-extends-20ac1b-for-sustainable-development-in-india
France has proposed to give India a 1 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line to fund sustainable infrastructure and urban development project.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaSustainable DevelopmentIndia2014-07-02T05:13:07ZArticleSheikh Hasina for speedy economic uplift in South Asiahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/sheikh-hasina-for-speedy-economic-uplift-in-south-asia
Cooperation between various countries can make South Asian region prosperous, said Sheikh Hasina, the premier of Bangladesh.No publisherAshok KumarBangladesh Prime MinisterSouth AsiaDevelopment2014-05-21T05:47:27ZArticle21st century belongs to Asia and Africa: Indian Minsterhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/21st-century-belongs-to-asia-and-africa-indian-minster
Agriculture and food security are foremost among the priority areas for India-Africa partnerships, said Anand Sharma, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry.No publisherAshok KumarIndiaAsiaDevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentSouth Asia2014-03-10T09:42:32ZArticleHope SDGs achieve what MDGs could not: DSDS-2014http://southasia.oneworld.net/news/hope-sdgs-achieve-what-mdgs-could-not-dsds-2014
Water needs to be priced to reflect its scarcity, said, Montek Singh, Deputy Chairperson, Planning Commission of India, during his valedictory address at DSDS-2014.No publisherAshok KumarIndiaDelhi Sustainable Development SummitDSDS 2014South AsiaSustainable Development2014-02-18T13:30:17ZArticleSustainability is not a choice, but a necessityhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/sustainability-is-not-a-choice-but-a-necessity
South Asian region is most vulnerable to climate change impact, warns Thet Thet Zin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaSustainable DevelopmentClimate ChangeMyanmarIndiaGreenhouse emissionBhutan2014-02-12T05:05:00ZArticle